http://www.gizmos-and-gadgets.net Your source for the latest gizmo and gadget news Sun, 12 Oct 2008 05:16:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Nowadays, when everybody is concerned about energy crisis and ecological problems, seem many interesting concept vehicles that are designed to be more ecologically clean and efficient. Amounts of hybrid cars that run both on fuel and electricity are increasing every year, which is a very good tendency. Even scooters didn't ... http://www.gizmos-and-gadgets.net/new-hybrid-scooter-concept-from-peugeot/ A German company called Unicat makes a range of what they signal expedition vehicles that take both ruggedness and luxury to new, high-tech extremes. A typical model comes with both a gas-powered electrical generator and solar panels on the roof, so you don't need to plug in to run your ... http://www.gizmos-and-gadgets.net/ultimate-house-mixes-hummer-with-cribs/ Saudi Arabia's Saudi Communications & info Commission has launched a program to IDENTIFY EVERY one CELL PHONE USER in the Kingdom. The process, it appears, is that all subscribers are called for to send their national ID number and name via SMS. In cases where that info doesn't match records, ... http://www.gizmos-and-gadgets.net/saudi-arabia-launches-effort-to-id-every-phone/ I told you August 7 that the USDA and MIT are working together on "virtual fence" technology to manage cow herds. How rangers in Kenya are using something vaguely similar to protect elephants. Local farmers often shoot and kill elephants that raid their farms. So a group called Save the ... http://www.gizmos-and-gadgets.net/elephants-alert-rangers-to-whereabouts-via-sms/ Cyberdyne a new company in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan will mass-produce a robotic suit that reads brain signals and helps humans with mobility problems. HAL- short for hybrid assistive limb -is a computerized suit with sensors that read brain signals directing limb ... http://www.gizmos-and-gadgets.net/robotic-suit-that-helps-people-with-mobility-problems-available-for-rent-in-japan/ The new Asus R710 portable navigation device (PND) with PathFinder is a handy navigational gadget that delivers a whole new level of vehicle safety through the world’s first PathFinder HUD (Heads-Up Display) technology. It is plus equipped with a large 5" touch ... http://www.gizmos-and-gadgets.net/asus-r710-world-s-first-portable-navigation-device-with-pathfinder-hud-technology/ Saudi Arabia's Saudi Communications & knowledge Commission has launched a program to IDENTIFY EVERY restricted CELL PHONE USER in the Kingdom. The process, it appears, is that all subscribers are needed to send their national ID number and name via SMS. In cases where that info doesn't match records, the ... http://www.gizmos-and-gadgets.net/saudi-arabia-launches-effort-to-id-every-cell-phone/ We've received that mysterious teaser that dawn in a few different languages. It looks like Nokia is going to release a new phone on Monday. In the media circles, some say that that phone will be gaming-friendly (N-Gage) - but at that point, we'll have to wait and see. From ... http://www.gizmos-and-gadgets.net/nokia-dropping-a-new-phone-on-monday-sends-mysterious-teaser/ Sold as a "password recovery" solution for $600 (5 clients) to $5000 (2500 clients), Elcom Distributed Password Recovery is a software that allows its users to crack passwords from many applications. Among the "crackable" formats: Microsoft Office, PGD (PGP Disk with conventional encryption), OpenDocument, PDF (user and owner passwords) Quicken, ... http://www.gizmos-and-gadgets.net/wifi-security-and-more-cracked-using-elcom-distributed-password-recovery-software-and-nvidia-gpus-2/ Sold as a "password recovery" solution for $600 (5 clients) to $5000 (2500 clients), Elcom Distributed Password Recovery is a software that allows its users to crack passwords from many applications. Among the "crackable" formats: Microsoft Office, PGD (PGP Disk with conventional encryption), OpenDocument, PDF (user and owner passwords) Quicken, ... http://www.gizmos-and-gadgets.net/wifi-security-and-more-cracked-using-elcom-distributed-password-recovery-software-and-nvidia-gpus/